Standish-Sterling Community Schools

Public school district · Arenac County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2632940

Standish-Sterling Community Schools spent $13,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,214). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,482 students in 2024-25; 63.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,482 per student, up 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Standish-Sterling Community Schools in enrollment (1,480 to 1,505 students) and Standish-Sterling Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Standish-Sterling Community Schools, FY23Westwood Community $18,629; South Lake Schools $17,334; Cheboygan Area Schools $14,305; Columbia $13,987; Hopkins Public Schools $13,939; Caro Community Schools $13,787; Standish-Sterling Community Schools $13,371; Kingsley Area Schools $13,331; Essexville-Hampton Public Schools $13,241; Gladstone Area Public Schools $12,481; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kWestwood Community$18,629South Lake Schools$17,334Cheboygan Area Schools$14,305Columbia$13,987Hopkins Public Schools$13,939Caro Community Schools$13,787Standish-Sterling Community Sc…$13,371Kingsley Area Schools$13,331Essexville-Hampton Public Scho…$13,241Gladstone Area Public Schools$12,481State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Standish-Sterling Community Schools, FY23Westwood Community $18,629; South Lake Schools $17,334; Cheboygan Area Schools $14,305; Columbia $13,987; Hopkins Public Schools $13,939; Caro Community Schools $13,787; Standish-Sterling Community Schools $13,371; Kingsley Area Schools $13,331; Essexville-Hampton Public Schools $13,241; Gladstone Area Public Schools $12,481; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kWestwood Community$18,629South Lake Schools$17,334Cheboygan Area Schools$14,305Columbia$13,987Hopkins Public Schools$13,939Caro Community Schools$13,787Standish-Sterling Community Schools$13,371Kingsley Area Schools$13,331Essexville-Hampton Public Schools$13,241Gladstone Area Public Schools$12,481State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Standish-Sterling Community Schools, FY23Westwood Community $18,629; South Lake Schools $17,334; Cheboygan Area Schools $14,305; Columbia $13,987; Hopkins Public Schools $13,939; Caro Community Schools $13,787; Standish-Sterling Community Schools $13,371; Kingsley Area Schools $13,331; Essexville-Hampton Public Schools $13,241; Gladstone Area Public Schools $12,481; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20kWestwood Community$18,629South Lake Schools$17,334Cheboygan Area Schools$14,305Columbia$13,987Hopkins Public Schools$13,939Caro Community Schools$13,787Standish-Sterling Community Schools$13,371Kingsley Area Schools$13,331Essexville-Hampton Public Schools$13,241Gladstone Area Public Schools$12,481State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Standish-Sterling Community Schools, FY23Westwood Community $18,629; South Lake Schools $17,334; Cheboygan Area Schools $14,305; Columbia $13,987; Hopkins Public Schools $13,939; Caro Community Schools $13,787; Standish-Sterling Community Schools $13,371; Kingsley Area Schools $13,331; Essexville-Hampton Public Schools $13,241; Gladstone Area Public Schools $12,481; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20kWestwood Community$18,629South Lake Schools$17,334Cheboygan Area Schools$14,305Columbia$13,987Hopkins Public Schools$13,939Caro Community Schools$13,787Standish-Sterling Community Schools$13,371Kingsley Area Schools$13,331Essexville-Hampton Public Schools$13,241Gladstone Area Public Schools$12,481State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$24,636,000 in revenue: 63.7% state, 23.3% local and 13.0% federal. Total spending including $2,540,000 of capital outlay was $23,386,000, or $15,539 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Standish-Sterling Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,702,000; Local $5,736,000; Federal $3,198,000; total $24,636,000.
  • State$15,702,000 64%
  • Local$5,736,000 23%
  • Federal$3,198,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,505 students in 2022-23, 1,482 students in 2023-24, 1,482 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Standish-Sterling Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,482, 2024-25: 1,48205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4822024-251,482
Standish-Sterling Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,482, 2024-25: 1,48205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4822024-251,482
Standish-Sterling Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,482, 2024-25: 1,48205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4822024-251,482
Standish-Sterling Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,482, 2024-25: 1,48205001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4822024-251,482

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,50578.319.2
2023-241,48276.519.4
2024-251,48276.919.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$5,440,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,615 per student

Standish-Sterling Community Schools booked $5,440,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 83 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $65,629 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 64 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,528,00083.2%
Special education$467,0008.6%
Vocational$126,0002.3%
Other programs$319,0005.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,856 in 2018-19, $2,977 in 2019-20, $3,188 in 2020-21, $3,230 in 2021-22, $3,615 in 2022-23.

Standish-Sterling Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,856, 2019-20: $2,977, 2020-21: $3,188, 2021-22: $3,230, 2022-23: $3,61501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8562019-20$2,9772020-21$3,1882021-22$3,2302022-23$3,615
Standish-Sterling Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,856, 2019-20: $2,977, 2020-21: $3,188, 2021-22: $3,230, 2022-23: $3,61501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8562019-20$2,9772020-21$3,1882021-22$3,2302022-23$3,615
Standish-Sterling Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,856, 2019-20: $2,977, 2020-21: $3,188, 2021-22: $3,230, 2022-23: $3,61501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8562019-20$2,9772020-21$3,1882021-22$3,2302022-23$3,615
Standish-Sterling Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,856, 2019-20: $2,977, 2020-21: $3,188, 2021-22: $3,230, 2022-23: $3,61501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8562019-20$2,9772020-21$3,1882021-22$3,2302022-23$3,615

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Standish-Sterling Community Schools scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 41-45% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts48-52%44%610
Math41-45%34%611

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 107 students in Standish-Sterling Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%81.8%
Students in the class107115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 822 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
StandishSterling Central Elementary School65420.947.4%Schoolwide program
Sterling Elementary School16814.251.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 660 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School66019.540.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Standish-Sterling Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Standish-Sterling Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentStandish-Sterling Community Schools ranks 245 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,371).#245 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganStandish-Sterling Community Schools is the number 257 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 1,505 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#257 of 892
  3. Muskegon Area ISDThe next larger Michigan district: 1,534 students in fall 2022.
  4. Essexville-Hampton Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 1,500 students in fall 2022, $13,241 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,241
  5. Compare Standish-Sterling Community Schools with Muskegon Area ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. StandishSterling Central JrSr High School, its largest high school660 students in 2024-25, 19.5 per teacher.660
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganStandish-Sterling Community Schools spent $65,629 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$65,629
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Standish-Sterling Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Standish-Sterling Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 1,482 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Standish-Sterling Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,482 per student, up 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Standish-Sterling Community Schools' money come from?
    $24,636,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.7% state, 23.3% local and 13.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Standish-Sterling Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 248 of the 1,713 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Standish-Sterling Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,440,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,615 per student. Divided by the 83 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,629 per teacher, more than 64 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Standish-Sterling Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Standish-Sterling Community Schools scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 41-45% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Standish-Sterling Community Schools?
    85-89% of the 107 students in Standish-Sterling Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Standish-Sterling Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2632940. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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